The Herald Journal reports today that number is part of a telephone scam in which callers are charged anywhere from $200 to $2,500 a minute.

Victims are making a call to a number that originates in the Dominican Republic.

Luis Espinoza, a Logan resident and advocate for the valley's Hispanic community, told the Herald Journal that the scam includes cell phones, as well as land lines - and eventually could affect more than just his community.

Espinoza said some victims have gotten a message on their phones saying a person in their family has been injured or is in the hospital. The message goes on to give a number the person needs to call to get more information.

Espinoza said one woman in the valley received a message saying her son, who was a soldier in Iraq, was in an Iraqi hospital and she needed to call a number to get more information.

Luckily, the woman got in contact with her son's commanding officer instead, and found out he was OK - possibly saving her thousands of dollars.

Anyone receiving suspicious calls can do an Internet search for the number, or browse to http://whocalled.us to find out if there have been any complaints about the number.